From the void, the gods of darkness and light created Agarest, a most perfect and divine world. As the generations passed, paradise sadly fell to the ravages of time. War darkened the skies and Agarest soon became a torturous hell as the gods divided and immense armies clashed, desecrating the once beautiful...

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February 20

I’m thrilled to say that Agarest: Generations of War 2 is out now on Steam! If you’ve pre-purchased the game then it should now be available to download from your Steam library.

If you’ve not already bought the game then never fear, the 20% discount (with an additional 13% reduction if you own either of the previous Agarest games) doesn’t expire until next Thursday. That means there’s still time to pick Agarest 2 up for just £11.99 (or even less!)

Reviews

“All around, Agarest Zero is a great Strategy RPG that PC gamers should be delighted to have.”
Gamepinion

“The story, the characters, the art style, and the addicting combat all tie in together to make a beautiful package.”
8.5/10 – Chalgyr's Game Room

About This Game

UNCOVER THE EPIC STORY PRECEDING #1 SELLER, AGAREST: GENERATIONS OF WAR

Following hot on the heels of the number 1 top selling epic SRPG “Agarest: Generations Of War”, Ghostlight are proud to announce its prequel “Agarest: Generations Of War ZERO” bringing an enticing blend of in-depth strategy and epic multi-generational storytelling to Steam!

...From the void, the gods of darkness and light created Agarest, a most perfect and divine world. As the generations passed, paradise sadly fell to the ravages of time. War darkened the skies and Agarest soon became a torturous hell as the gods divided and immense armies clashed, desecrating the once beautiful land…
After many years with the war in deadlock, Sieghart, a young officer loyal to the armies of light, passes through the scarred mountains on a perilous mission. There, he meets a strange girl and unknowingly changes the fate of the world forever.

Watch the story unfold as you battle the enemy hordes in over 80hrs in a compelling and innovative turn based-based combat system

Choose the path of Darkness or Light through a truly epic story, spanning multiple generations

Build your ultimate army of warriors and master Extra Skills, Special Arts and Over Kills to defeat colossal enemies!

Use the all new Card Skill System to create your hero’s unique persona.

Featuring stunning new and beautifully animated character portraits.

The Soul Breed System returns! Unite with your chosen bride to shape the fate of the next generation of heroes

Agarest: Generations of War ZERO exclusive game features!

Agarest: Generations of War ZERO contains many of the unique features found in the first release of the series such as Extended Areas allowing you to chain attacks together in huge combos, the Blacksmith’s Guild for experimentation in crafting of items and weapons and of course, the Soul Breed System where you must carefully choose your bride as this decision will directly affect following generations.

In addition to these existing game features, the following new features have been added:
The new Vacation Days allow you to get to know your party members better and unlock bonus items and locations by visiting various places in the towns. Also, as you build your relationship with the rest of your party you will unlock new costumes for them to wear.

Character portraits displayed during conversations have been vastly improved with the implementation of Motion Portrait. This brings characters to life with subtle animations really helping to enhance the stunning artwork.

With various other changes such as improved graphics and a brand new Card Skill System to allow you to customise your starting character, this is a prequel you won’t want to miss.

Exclusive to the PC version, this new and improved version of Agarest: Generations Of War ZERO now features Cloud Saving (which has also been added to Agarest: Generations Of War very recently). We’ve also added the ability to decide which direction you wish the controls to be offset along with a revamp of the DLC menu giving you control to pick and choose how DLC is added to your existing saves. As expected there is full mouse and keyboard support, full gamepad support, Steam achievements, higher resolution art and a number of other user interface changes to ensure that PC gamers receive the best gaming experience possible. We are pleased to announce that a selection of collectible Steam Trading Cards are featured, whilst DLC is included in the game completely free of charge with other bundle packs of DLC available to purchase separately after release.

Pro- Good Storyline. - Nice Japanese Characters' Sound. - Great Skill Animations and Many Combination Attacks. Well done !- Character Creation. (This feature is not in the first game of this series.)- Good Artworks.- Game Systems is not too hard to Understand.- Cursor offsets (Left and Right). Well this is good option. (Should be on the first game too)- New Affection Icon. (Easier to understand but less feeling)- New Dungeon System (Easier to explore)- Two ways ending- Secret Achievements !! (I realized that some achievement are not in the list)- Maybe More Later

Con- Annoyed Tutorial. (On 1st run you should let player decide just like the first game) (-1)- Character Creation. (Lack of information) (-.5)- A little bug. (*Game freeze in some cases but its okay) (-.25)- Costume DLC unavailable for PC yet (-1)- A little low FPS. (Fixed by editing .ini file) (-0)- Tracking system needed (Battle information eg. monster killed, battles, etc) (-.25)- Maybe More Later

7/10

* Game freeze / When the blacksmith guy did something wrong in smithing. I opened steam overlay right after the item name is up and disappeared. And then the game got freeze ! I have no idea what heppened.

Record of Agarest War Zero, known as Agarest Senki Zero (アガレスト戦記 ZERO, Agaresuto Senki Zero) in Japan, is a tactical role-playing game developed by Compile Heart and Red Entertainment. It was published in Japan by Idea Factory on June 25, 2009 for the PlayStation 3 and published by Aksys Games in North America on June 14, 2011 for the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. It is the prequel to the 2007 game Record of Agarest War.

Long before Summerill and the gods of darkness were defeated in Record of Agarest War, another battle was fought across generations to save the world from evil. Record of Agarest War Zero takes you back to that ancient time… The war between the forces of darkness and the forces of light, a conflict already many years old, has been fought to a stalemate. In the nation of Kraltarla, the forces of light hold back the evil hordes of darkness spilling from Findeste at the Scarred Mountains, but only just. In a desperate attempt to gain an advantage that could change the course of the war, the generals of the armies of light dispatch their loyal servant Sieghart, whom fate has seen fit to grant a strange and awesome power. Sieghart’s mission takes him across Kraltarla to gather the components for a magical tool that can free the imprisoned blacksmith of the gods, so that he might forge magical artifacts of great and terrible power for the forces of light.

I love this game <3 The story is interesting. Characters are cool. The music in the game is very good (the sad melodies are sweet). The game has great action and YOU CAN CHOOSE YOUR WAIFU :3 You can marry her, have sex and get children. And then you play with the next generation. This game has everything what a good JRPG needs.

I like this game. The combat system is really interesting and cool. the character designs are great. The characters themselves are pretty cool. The storyline and setting are great.

It's really repetitive. It's really repetitive. I'ts reeeeaaaallllyyyy repetitive. Every battle is basically the same throughout the whole game, just with different monsters. I know, a lot of games are like that. But you really start to feel it with this game. It's really repetitive. After a certain point in the second generation, the game has a huge upspike in difficulty, meaning each battle takes longer to do. I hate how it can take some of the greatest warriors in the continent, working together, a 20+ hit combo to kill a single slime. I'm 50 hours in, and I haven't even been grinding or anything and I've become bored. Maybe I'll finish it, maybe I won't. It's really repetitive.

If you want to play this game to experience the story and stuff, I actually REALLY suggest playing it on easy. Maybe the battles will go quicker and it won't feel really repetitive and you won't become as disheartened as I have.

Agarest Zero: Generations of War is an amazing JRPG, and this is coming from a guy who generally doesn't like JRPG's!

Usually, traditional JRPGS just have the characters 'dancing' and standing still when 'attacking' one another, and in this game instead you are allowed to use AP (Action Points) to maneuver your party into position to attack, defend, support or counter just about anything. When you figure out how you like your party, then strategy becomes key. Characters can actually die if left alone too long without revival (and you can't get them back, really) and they each have very awesome and amusing dialogue inbetween! The game even follows a sorta-visual novel path, and allows you to make choices for the main character.

Very amusing, very challenging (easy at first, but beware later on!) and very addictive. I highly recommend this game!

Word to the wise... Beware those damned pixies, they can hurt 'ya good.